16 Interesting Family Craft Ideas For Your Kid

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Do you have trouble keeping the kids entertained on holidays? Have you begun to dread holidays, where your kids always complain of not having enough to do! Read this post and give these fun craft ideas a try, you can involve your kids in these activities and make sure they don’t get bored on holidays!

Follow the instructions below for family tree craft for kids:

1. Coffee Filter Flowers:

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You Will Need:

Coffee filters

Crayons, marker pens or watercolors

Washi tape

Straws

A pair of scissors

Old bottles and jars

How To:

1. Ask your kids to color the coffee filters.

2. Show your kids how to make small flowers using the filters. Fold the filter in half, scrunch them up, twist them from side to side and roll up like a rose.

3. Take the straw and slip it into the center of the rolled up coffee filter.

4. Using the washi tape, stick the straw in place. Make as many flowers as you want.

5. Use old bottles and jars as a vase for the flowers.

2. Colored Bath Salts:

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You Will Need:

An empty bottle or jar

Some bowls

Food coloring (3-4 shades)

Epsom salts

Perfume or any essential oil

Wax paper

How To:

1. Let your kids fill the empty jar up with Epsom salts.

2. Take a small measure of the salt out in a small bowl.

3. Show your kids how to mix the color spreads evenly.

4. Ask them to add some perfume or essential oil to the salt and mix it again.

5. Set the salt out on wax paper to dry.

6. Store the prepared salt in a jar for a few weeks.

7. Move to the next color. An awesome family tree craft for kids.

3. No Sew Blanket:

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You Will Need:

Two pieces of fleece (design and color coordinated)

The size of the blanket depends on your measurement

Ruler

Pens or pencil

A pair of scissors

How To:

1. Lay out the piece of fleece on the back of the blanket. The side that will form the back should face down. Ask your kids to help you smooth the fleece out using their hands.

2. Ask your kids to lay the front part of the blanket down. Place this piece on the other piece and smooth it out using your hands.

3. Trim the sides to get the size down to what you want. The finished blanket will be 8-10 inches smaller so trim accordingly.

4. Depending on the size of the blanket, you want the fringe to be measure in from the corners and ask your kids to draw a square. For example, if you want the fringe to be around 5 inches, measure a 5 inch square from the corner. Do this for each corner.

5. Cut out the squares by firmly holding down both the fleece. Tie the fringes along all sides of both pieces of the fleece.

6. Proceed to tie the fringes up in knots, using both the front and back fleece. Once you’ve tied up the entire fringe, your blanket is ready.

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4. Footprint T-Shirt:

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You Will Need:

Plain white T-shirt

Cardboard

Fabric paints

Paint brushes

Shallow containers

How To:

1. Lay out the T-shirt on a flat surface. Place a piece of cardboard inside the T-shirt, to prevent the paint from leaking onto the back.

2. Squeeze out some fabric paint into the container and spread it to cover the container evenly.

3. Step on the paint and make sure it covers the bottom of the foot completely. Step on the T-shirt to leave an imprint.

4. Make it more interesting by allotting one color for each member of the family.

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5. Poem With Hand Print:

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You Will Need:

Card paper

Paint and paint brushes

A shallow dish

Colored pens

How To:

1. Spread the paint in the dish and spread it out evenly.

2. Ask your kid to put his hand in the paint to cover the inside of his palm.

3. Now show your kid how to make hand prints on the card.

4. Now ask your kid to write down this cute poem using the colored pens:

“Sometimes you get discouraged Because I am so small And always leave my fingerprints On furniture and walls But every day I’m growing big And soon I’ll be very tall Then all my handprints Will be hard to recall So here’s a special handprint Just so that you can say This is how my fingers looked When I placed them here today.”

6. Potpourri Light Jar:

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You Will Need:

An empty glass jar

Fake leaves

Scented potpourri

Battery-operated tea light

Any decorative ribbon

Pair of scissors

How To:

1. Ask your kid to fill up the jar with the fake leaves. There should be a little space left on the neck of the jar.